SUMMIT-PREPARATIONS 2 LAST

Then, on January 11 and 12, as well as on January 13, a host of seminars on Make In Gujarat, action seminar, and other events will be held, the chief secretary said, adding Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is likely to be present in GST Seminar.

Other seminars on International Financial City, Aerospace, Defence, Plastics, Pharmaceuticals, among others will be held during the Summit.

For the first time "action seminars" will be organised where discussions will be held among practitioners, experts, industry leaders, incubators, academic innovation centres, civil society and government representatives, on the possibilities of "make your own policy" environment, Singh said.

Singh ruled out the adverse impact of demonetisation on the signing of MoUs or investment intentions at the Summit, and said in fact, this may open up opportunities for companies in digital space and service sectors.